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Mí na Bealtaine: May, Mothers, Memorial, Mint Juleps, and Macaroons! Posted by on Apr 30, 2017

(le Róislín) OK, so what do all those words in the title have in common besides, starting with the letter “M” in English?  Well, May, Mothers and Memorial (in the U,S.) are a shoo-in — holidays (laethe saoire) during the month of May (mí na Bealtaine).  So are Macaroons and Mint Juleps.  Maybe I should…

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Martin Luther King, Jr. — Capsúlbheathaisnéis i nGaeilge (Brief Bio in Irish) Posted by on Jan 18, 2016

(le Róislín) The fundamental concept of a “gluaiseacht cearta sibhialta” transcends any one country, so it seems appropriate to recognize the American federal holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, with a brief biography of King n Irish.  In fact, the Civil Rights Movement of 1960s America, in which King played an immensely significant role, was…

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